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maybe the lucky streak begins today

            a hooded and jacketed figure scratches a lottery ticket inside a convenience store. the store is open every hour of every day, so one of those hours on one of those days is bound to be lucky. right? 

people tend to look down on playing the lottery, but we should not be so quick to judge. conceptually, there is something of a dreamer's optimism about it that i find almost irresistible. what is more attractive than the chance at a big score, a windfall that will change everything, open new doors, lift us out of the misery of our present state? a deus ex machina. hope of social salvation in a country with few social safety nets. 

of course, the reality of it is much sadder, much less optimistic. big winners are taxed heavily and often implode under the pressure of a sudden influx of cash. even small winnings can have a snowball effect of addictive behavior. and the people responsible for managing these lottery programs are no doubt counting on repeat customers to drive revenue. 

ah. i was hoping to find a way to end this caption on an upbeat note, but i am struggling. the lottery is a game where even victory is fringed with defeat. the best we can hope for is that luck presents itself to us in different, subtler forms. but we must not stop looking for it, or placing ourselves in positions where we are able receive it.

Taken on: January 1, 2004

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Camera: Olympus E-300, 1/250 sec, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-300
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 7.1.2 (Macintosh)
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